Cricket West Indies (CWI) has introduced the appointment of Lynford Inverary as its new Chief Working Officer (COO) and Performing Chief Government Officer (CEO). This choice was made by the Board of Administrators throughout a gathering held in Port of Spain on September 28.
With over a decade of expertise at CWI in numerous roles, Inverary, an Antiguan nationwide, born in Guyana, has performed a pivotal function in driving the group’s strategic and operational initiatives. Most not too long ago, he spearheaded the formation of CWI’s 2024-27 Strategic Plan, titled ‘The Lengthy Run’, which outlines a complete roadmap centered on enhancing governance, enhancing cricket growth, optimizing operational effectivity, and guaranteeing long-term development and sustainability for the group.
A graduate of the College of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Inverary holds a First-Class Honors Bachelor of Science in Administration with a significant in Worldwide Enterprise. He additionally earned a Grasp of Enterprise Administration (MBA) from the College of South Wales.
Dr. Kishore Shallow, President of CWI, remarked on the appointment noting, Lynford brings a wealth of institutional information and a deep understanding of CWI’s strategic targets, paired with an operational capability to execute with precision. Over his decade-long tenure, he has constantly demonstrated distinctive management, guiding crucial initiatives to profitable completion whereas steering key initiatives with objective and imaginative and prescient. His unyielding dedication and experience depart us assured in his capability to guide CWI by means of this pivotal part of development and transformation.
Reflecting on his appointment, Lynford Inverary acknowledged, I’m honored and grateful to the CWI Board of Administrators for his or her vote of confidence in my capability to guide. I embrace this new problem as a platform to proceed contributing to the event of the game which means a lot to me and the individuals of the West Indies. I look ahead to working with the Board, administration, and workers to implement our four-year strategic plan, enhance operational effectivity, and form a powerful future for West Indies cricket.
Throughout his profession at CWI, Lynford Inverary has led a number of high-impact initiatives, together with contributions to the Wehby Report on Governance Reform, the 2018 -2023 Strategic Plan, and the event of the Coolidge Cricket Floor (CCG) Enterprise Plan and Grasp Plan. As Enterprise Planning Supervisor, he has overseen the group’s strategic planning course of since 2018 and has contributed to crucial enterprise choices, establishing himself as a frontrunner inside the group. Inverary, has additionally beforehand served as Performing Company Secretary.
Lynford Inverary’s appointment as COO will probably be efficient from October 1, 2024, and his function as Performing CEO will start on November 1, 2024, following the departure of Johnny Grave.
